--- title: "Use the Power BI Connector (with Legacy Authentication)" slug: "use-the-power-bi-connector-with-legacy-authentication" updated: 2026-02-24T11:34:06Z published: 2026-02-24T11:34:06Z canonical: "documentation.lakesidesoftware.com/use-the-power-bi-connector-with-legacy-authentication" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://documentation.lakesidesoftware.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Use the Power BI Connector (with Legacy Authentication) This page explains how to configure (including legacy authentication) and use the SysTrack Power BI Connector. > [!WARNING] > **IMPORTANT**: The steps on this page explain how to use the legacy method of authenticating (through service accounts) as you configure the connector. It is highly recommended that you switch to using SysTrack's API keys to authenticate. To start using API keys, [get and install the latest version of the Power BI Connector kit](/documentation/docs/install-the-power-bi-connector). Then follow the instructions for connecting on the [Use the Power BI Connector (with API Keys)](/documentation/docs/use-the-power-bi-connector-with-api-keys) page rather than using the instructions below. ## Configure the Connector To use the Power BI Connector, follow these steps: 1. Start Power BI Desktop. 2. Go to **Get data from another source**. ![Select Get Data from another source](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/get_data_another.png) 3. Enter **Lakeside** in the search window. 4. Select **Lakeside Software**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/get_data.png) 5. Click **Connect**. 6. The **Connecting to a third-party service** dialog box opens. Click **Continue**. The **Enter Connector Details** dialog box appears. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/connector_contents.png) 7. Enter your **Client ID,** which is based on your cloud URL. > [!WARNING] > **IMPORTANT**: The **Client ID** that you need to enter in the **Enter Connector Details** dialog box is the same as the **Cloud ID** that you can find on the Tenant Information page in SysTrack. The following table lists most of the Client IDs. But, for some specialized configurations, you might have to look up your Cloud ID in SysTrack. | If your cloud URL is: | Then your Client ID is: | | --- | --- | | cloud.lakesidesoftware.com | eab7a011-36fc-4c1b-94dd-cb6f31473ff3 | | cloud-au.lakesidesoftware.com | 84220ad6-2194-4096-b2c7-4cb311ba4090 | | cloud-ca.lakesidesoftware.com | 48368da0-6642-429e-915e-68f4d6cbb3b1 | | cloud-fr.lakesidesoftware.com | c61fbf03-9787-44e9-bf33-283cea7ae065 | | cloud-de.lakesidesoftware.com | e7f082f2-a855-44da-a5e3-9a6ee3d777b4 | | cloud-uk.lakesidesoftware.com | 4b68aeaa-cb67-4280-87a1-016fecb772b3 | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/powerbi004.png) 8. Enter your **Tenant ID**. You can find your **Tenant ID** on the Tenant Information page in SysTrack. 9. Enter your **API Domain Name**, which is simply your Cloud FQDN or the cloud URL at which you access SysTrack. To find your **API Domain Name**, look at the URL in your browser when you access SysTrack. (The most common URLs are shown in the left column of the preceding table in Step 7.) ![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/powerbi005.png) 10. Click **OK** in the **Enter Connector Details** dialog box to save the details you entered. 11. **Sign in** to the Lakeside Navigation Table. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/Install_the_Lakeside_Power_6.png) 12. Click **Connect**. 13. Add your datasets.